Composition of matter for cleansing and polishing furniture.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLIVER P. MA OKLIN, OF EAST PALESTINE, OHIO.

COMPOSITION OF MATTER FOR CLEANSING AND POLISHING FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 628,482, dated July 11, 1899. Application filed March. Serial No. 710,761. (No specimens.)

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER P. MAOKLIN, a citizen of the United States of America, re-

- siding in the village of East Palestine, in the county of Oolumbiana and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful composition of matter to be used for cleansing and polishing furniture andbther surfaces finished in hardwood finish or gloss-finish, of which the following is a specification.

My composition consists of the following ingredients, combined inthe proportions stated-viz., ammonia, one part; oil of sassafras, one part; strong vinegar, forty-three parts, unrefined petroleum, (crude oil,) two hundred and fifty-six parts; boiledlinseedoil, two hundred and fifty-six parts.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention or compound, I here describe the mode of manufacturing and how to use it.

I add the linseed-oil to the petroleum, then add the vinegar and agitate the mixture, then add the ammonia and again agitate, and then add the oil of sassafras and agitate, after which it is ready for use. I then apply it to the surface to be cleaned and polished and wipe with a cloth and then polish with a soft cloth or chamois-skin.

What I'claim, and desire to secure by Let-v ters Patent of the United States, is

1. The herein -described composition of matter, consisting of ammonia, oil of sassafras, strong vinegar, unrefined petroleum,and boiled linseed-oil, substantially as described and for the purpose mentioned.

2. The herein described composition of matter for cleansing and polishing furniture, hardwood-finished surfaces,and other hi ghly finished articles and surfaces, consisting of ammonia one part, oil of sassafras one part, strong Vinegar forty-three .parts, unrefinedpetroleurn two hundred and fifty-six parts, boiled linseed-oil two hundred and fifty-six parts, substantially as described.

' OLIVER P. MACKLIN.

Vitnesses:

ALICE MANEVAL, I J AMES. S. ATCHISON. 

